The Empire of Fear (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Brian Stableford
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—alternate history
- Time of Work: 1623-1660, with a conclusion in 1983
- Setting: England, France, Africa, and Nova Scotia
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy, Alternate history
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, Folkloric or magical people, France or French people, 1980’s, England or English people, Seventeenth century, Canada or Canadians, Vampires
- Locales: Africa, France, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Plot
Brian Stableford’s The Empire of Fear tells the story of an alternate reality in which vampires control most of the world, relegating humans to lives of servitude. The plot revolves around the efforts of scientist Noell Cordery and his allies to discover the secrets of vampirism and obtain them for humanity. Noell and his comrades succeed in their mission, which radically alters the balance of power in the world. Stableford does not reveal the extent of those alterations until the novels final section.
The story begins in 1623, with an account of the...
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